Robbie Lynn DeSpain entered into eternal rest on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at her residence in Jourdanton, Texas at the age of 73. She was born on February 22, 1945 to Robert Colwell and Ethelyn Armentrout Colwell in Nixon. Texas. Robbie worked for many years as a Licensed Vocational Nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with Valley Baptist Medical Center until her retirement.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Ethelyn Colwell; her husband, Robert “Bobby” DeSpain and her granddaughter, Cheyenne Sparks.
Robbie is survived by her son, Robert S. (Laura) DeSpain of Jourdanton; two daughters, Dawn DeSpain of Harlingen, Texas and Mitzi (Julio) Cisneros of Brownsville, Texas; sister, Sally (William) Griesenbeck of Bastrop, Texas; seven grandchildren, Dylan, Darby, Patrick, Robert, Caitlyn, Kaelyn and Colton and one nephew, Billy (Tonya) Griesenbeck.
Graveside services will take place at a later date.